So I was in AVE (accappella group) today and Charlotte, a member of our student counsel asked it I was going to the dance, I told her no, it's not really my scene, and she said she'd do anything to get me to come so I challenged her to read the entire Enders Shadow Series, and talk to me when she finished and I'd go. We'll see if I receive an email before tomorrow night... On one hand, it would be a bit crazy... on the other, so is she (and so am I but that's a bit beside the point).

"when a school counselor called her in to tell her that the school administration was growing concerned about the fact that Petra seemed to be associating with the antisocial element in the school, she knew that she was truly at home in Maralik."

So, I was searching for an old question that has bugged me for years. The origin of the quote "What does it do? Nothing, that's the beauty of it, it doesn't do anything!"

I was hoping that in the 5 or 6 years it's been since I looked for that quote, someone had found the answer. Instead I discovered (or was reminded) that the first reference to that quote or someone looking for the origin was a forum post in 2003 by a user ssywak.

"when a school counselor called her in to tell her that the school administration was growing concerned about the fact that Petra seemed to be associating with the antisocial element in the school, she knew that she was truly at home in Maralik."

An old friend of mine messaged me out of the blue tonight. He and I had been quite close, and he was my right hand man on some community projects. He was there to take over when I needed a break in leading, was there to center me when I lost my way, and so on. He'd had some personal things going on in his life and he left the projects and we lost connection for the last 2 years or so, just occasionally running into each other. He messaged me to apologize, basically, for abandoning me when I needed him. Kind of an emotional moment, but the only thing I could think to say was "Salaam, Alai." I told him that any wrongs he felt on his conscience were forgiven, I didn't blame him. Told him why I used that reference (he hadn't read the books). Anyway, obviously a big reminder.

"when a school counselor called her in to tell her that the school administration was growing concerned about the fact that Petra seemed to be associating with the antisocial element in the school, she knew that she was truly at home in Maralik."